by Melissa Schwartz | Feb 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Parents sometimes lament that their children don’t talk to them and when they do they give one word answers, “Fine.” “Nothing.” When children are little they jabber freely, sharing their thoughts, questions, desires, needs, feelings and...
by Melissa Schwartz | Feb 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
The reason using emotionally healthy discipline is hard is because PARENTS MUST DISCIPLINE THEMSELVES and model the very behavior wanted from the children. Listen to our MP3, “Redefining Discipline” to learn more about this very important topic....
by Sandi Schwartz | Sep 16, 2013 | Inspiration, Nuggets of Wisdom, Young Children
As parents we know how it feels to love our children and to also worry about them. I have learned, however, that while we can experience sensing the feelings of love and fear we cannot live in both at the same time. What does this actually mean? It translates in the...
by Sandi Schwartz | Aug 30, 2013 | Inspiration, Nuggets of Wisdom
Just about everything makes me think about parenting and relationships. Today it was the laundry. Since my mind works in metaphors I started thinking about the similarities and differences between laundry and parenting. They both are never ending and seem to run in...
by Sandi Schwartz | Aug 27, 2013 | Inspiration
I was sitting in the lounge area, waiting for my car to be washed when two moms walked in, each with a little boy. The children were about 3 years old. I could sense that a nugget was quickly developing. One mom was engaged in conversation with her child, explaining...
